Germany will continue its support for Ukraine as a bulwark against the ambitions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but huge increases in spending lie ahead, Finance Minister Christian Lindner told a party conference in Berlin on Saturday. “We are supporting Ukraine because it is our first line of defence against Putin,” said Lindner, who is from the pro-business Free Democrats(FDP) – a junior partner in Germany’s ruling coalition led by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz. Although the Russian leader had attacked Ukraine, “he means all of us and our way of life,” according to Lindner. Putin wants n…